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Show THE CONCERT The birds all wanted to get up early that morning in Birdland. They didn't know Just why at first but after a little while they found out. Their wings had all been touched by the fairy morning dust. This dust mnkes the little creatures crea-tures wake up, w7hlle the evening dust puts them to sleep. The fairies have dust for the birds, for animals, for each other. When they get out of sleepy-dust they get a fresh supply from old Dream King who keeps a storehouse of sleeping dust. But the morning dust the fairies love to sprinkle over the little birds. They are so awake and fresh and lovely and cheery In the early morning, morn-ing, the fairies say, and surely everyone ev-eryone will agree with them. When the birds had all opened their eyes and had tried their voices they suddenly saw a great big bush filled with dewdrops. "Water, water, dewdrop water to drink," shouted the birds, delightedly. They flew to the bush nnd then from all around they saw the Dawn Fairies all wearing the colors of the early morning. . "Trill, t-r-1-1-1, trill," called the little lit-tle birds. "Good morning, best of good mornings," morn-ings," said the Dawn Fairies, and ns they spoke thore fell from their |